{"id":1847,"date":"2024-10-15T09:50:43","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T09:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/the-archaeological-ruins-of-san-martino-a-poggio-frascole\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T08:49:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T08:49:10","slug":"the-archaeological-ruins-of-san-martino-a-poggio-frascole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/en\/the-archaeological-ruins-of-san-martino-a-poggio-frascole\/","title":{"rendered":"The archaeological ruins of San Martino a Poggio &#8211; Frascole"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1847\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1847-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1847-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1847-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div>\n<p class=\"Standard\">WHY VISIT IT<br \/>\n<span class=\"StrongEmphasis\">The Archaeological Site of Frascole<\/span>, the only Etruscan area open to the public in the Mugello and Val di Sieve region, is set in a natural landscape of extraordinary beauty. Perched on a hilltop and surrounded by cypress and centuries-old oak trees, it overlooks the surrounding valleys, offering truly breathtaking views. During the summer months, it also hosts the cultural festival <em>Estate Frascolana<\/em>.<i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Standard\"><span class=\"StrongEmphasis\">THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RUINS<br \/>\n<\/span>Within the site, alongside the remains of the small church of San Martino dating back to the mid-13th century, visitors can admire the ruins of an imposing Etruscan building, dating from the late 4th to the early 3rd century BC, most likely a defensive structure. Scholars believe it may have been a fortified residence belonging to a prominent rural family, though it could also have served as a large temple.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Textbody\">Recent excavations have also brought to light even older structures, while additional rooms visible around the Etruscan walls suggest the presence of a much larger settlement\u2014still waiting to be fully uncovered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1847-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1847-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-d9295f5bfa93-1847\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\"\n\t\t\t data-anchor-id=\"contacts-opening-hours\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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\n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-contacts-opening-hours\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-contacts-opening-hours\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li class=\"Standard\">tel.\u00a0 +39 055 8385408<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"Standard\">e-mail: <a href=\"mailto:cultura@comune.dicomano.fi.it\">cultura@comune.dicomano.fi.it<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"Standard\">website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comune.dicomano.fi.it\/vivere-il-comune\/luoghi\/area-archeologica-di-frascole\">www.comune.dicomano.fi.it\/vivere-il-comune\/luoghi\/area-archeologica-di-frascole<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"Standard\">facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Gruppoarcheodicomanese\">www.facebook.com\/Gruppoarcheodicomanese<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"Standard\"><strong>Opening hours:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"Standard\">Open from Easter Monday until the second Sunday of October<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"Standard\">From Easter Monday to June: Sundays and holidays 10am-12pm and 3pm-6pm<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"Standard\">July and August: Sundays and holidays 10am-12pm and 4pm-7pm<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"Standard\">From September until the second Sunday of October: Sundays and holidays 10am-12pm and 3pm-6pm<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"Standard\">Guided tours will be possible during opening hours upon reservation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<p class=\"Standard\">Guided tours and educational workshops for children and adults upon reservation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel sow-accordion-panel-open\"\n\t\t\t data-anchor-id=\"address\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-address\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-address\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAddress\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" 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Perched on a hilltop and surrounded by cypress and centuries-old oak trees, it overlooks the surrounding valleys, offering truly breathtaking views. During the summer months, it also hosts the cultural festival Estate Frascolana.\u00a0 THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RUINS Within the site, alongside the remains of the small church of San Martino dating back to the mid-13th century, visitors can admire the ruins of an imposing Etruscan building, dating from the late 4th to the early 3rd century BC, most likely a defensive structure. Scholars believe it may have been a fortified residence belonging to a prominent rural family, though it could also have served as a large temple. Recent excavations have also brought to light even older structures, while additional rooms visible around the Etruscan walls suggest the presence of a much larger settlement\u2014still waiting to be fully uncovered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1571,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[142],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-historical-museums"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1847"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2022,"href":"https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1847\/revisions\/2022"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}